Is President Obama serious about spending cuts?

﻿President Barack Obama used his State of the Union speech to call for a five-year freeze on all discretionary government spending outside of national security. He also pushed for a focus on improving the education, innovation and infrastructure of the United States as the way to provide a sounder economic base. Public angst about spending was a defining force in the 2010 midterm elections and the Republicans rule the House.

Is President Obama serious about spending cuts?

Yes. He said it in the last State of the Union. The problem is Congress.